{"id":11968,"date":"2016-03-20T14:28:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T21:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=11968"},"modified":"2016-05-11T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T21:38:22","slug":"review-exodus1960-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/03\/review-exodus1960-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Exodus BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Exodus<\/em><\/strong> is a lengthy (3.5 hours) and although it\u2019s hard to watch in one sitting, it does feature some strong performances by Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint to go along with an interesting story in conjunction with the adaptation by Dalton Trumbo and Otto Preminger\u2019s masterful direction.<\/p>\n

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Exodus
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\n(1960)<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Action, Drama, History
\nTwilight Time | NR \u2013 208 min. \u2013 $29.95 | March 15, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 03\/20\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Otto Preminger
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Leon Uris (novel); Dalton Trumbo (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Theatrical Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 4.0), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>43.0 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The film is concerned with the emergence of Israel as an independent nation in 1947. Its first half focuses on the efforts of 611 holocaust survivors to defy the blockade of the occupying British government and sail to Palestine on the sea vessel Exodus<\/em>. Paul Newman, a leader of the Hagannah (the Jewish underground), is willing to sacrifice his own life and the lives of the refugees rather than be turned back to war-ravaged Europe, but the British finally relent and allow the Exodus<\/em> safe passage. Once this victory is assured, 30,000 more Jews, previously interned by the British, flood into the Holy Land.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The release comes with a 6-page essay booklet<\/strong>. Features-wise, only the Original Theatrical Trailer (2:49; HD)<\/u><\/strong> was included.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Twilight Time releases Exodus<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray shown in its original 2.35 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. It\u2019s a bit uneven at times where colors are a tad too warm in spots while other times appear natural. There are also some issues with the state of the transfer where there are some scratches and dust marks. While it could\u2019ve been better, I thought it no doubt looked better than in any of the other releases.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The disc receives a wide array of options: 5.1, 4.0 and 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio tracks, any of which would be more than acceptable with the latter probably being the best option, though the first two do provide some OK depth and in all three dialogue levels sound clear while the action-centric scenes provide a nice robustness to them. An Isolated Score track (2.0 DTS-HD MA) is also available.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Overall, Exodus<\/em><\/strong> is a lengthy (3.5 hours) and although it\u2019s hard to watch in one sitting, it does feature some strong performances by Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint to go along with an interesting story in conjunction with the adaptation by Dalton Trumbo and Otto Preminger\u2019s masterful direction. The Blu-ray released by Twilight Time sadly is lacking in the features department while the video\/audio transfers were adequate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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